Industry guidance: supporting you to comply with the general environmental duty

Publication 1741.1

Published by:
Environment Protection Authority
Date:
26 Oct 2020

A new legal framework that will help drive environmental improvements by ensuring everyone takes responsibility for the risks they pose to the environment will come into effect on 1 July 2021. The cornerstone of the amended Environment Protection Amendment Act 2017 is the general environmental duty (GED). This fact sheet provides information about the GED, the 'state of knowledge' and the role of industry guidance in contributing to the state of knowledge.

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Target audience
Publication number1741.1
TopicsAbout EPA; Compliance; Fact sheet; Guideline; Victoria's future environment; Risk management
Number of pages2
Release date26 October 2020
Reading level
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